MA H3892

Creates two new offices within the Massachusetts General Court: an Office of Legislative Research and an Office of Fiscal Analysis to provide nonpartisan professional support to legislators

Office of Legislative Research would assist with policy analysis, bill drafting, legal research, prepare section-by-section summaries for bills reaching third reading, and review general laws for errors and inconsistencies

Office of Fiscal Analysis would prepare tax revenue and expenditure forecasts, analyze fiscal impacts of proposed legislation, prepare fiscal notes for bills reaching third reading, and support the Ways and Means committees

Directors appointed by majority vote of the Speaker, Senate President, and minority leaders for renewable 5-year terms; current or former legislators prohibited from serving as directors

Reports and findings must be made public electronically, but communications between the offices and individual legislators or committees remain confidential